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Today in Rolling Stones history: June 27

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If June 27 is any indication, The Rolling Stones have spent six decades proving that “normal” is purely a suggestion. From the basement-level grit of 1963 London clubs to the pyrotechnic madness of Kansas City stadiums, the band has treated the calendar like a personal playground. Even their latest surprise in 2025, the swampy, accordion-drenched tribute Zydeco Sont Pas Salés proves they aren’t done shaking things up. Whether they’re navigating legal jail-time debacles or trading licks with guests like Ed Sheeran, the Stones remain rock’s ultimate shape-shifters—stubbornly refusing to act their age while ensuring that every June 27 stays permanently loud.

June 27, 1963: Scene Club, London, England

June 27, 1966: Dillon Stadium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (The Rolling Stones American Tour 1966)
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June 27, 1967: The summer of 1967 brought a harsh reality check for The Rolling Stones. At Chichester court art dealer (and Stones friend) Robert Fraser pleaded guilty to heroin possession, while a jury convicted Mick Jagger for possessing Benzedrine. The legal hammer fell hard as both were hauled off to spend a jarring night at Lewes prison. Although Jagger appealed, that night behind bars shattered the illusion of untouchability, marking a violent collision between swinging sixties stardom and the unforgiving reach of the law. It was a sobering reminder that for the band, the party had suddenly, and aggressively, hit a wall.

June 27, 1972: Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, Alabama, USA (The Rolling Stones American Tour 1972)
Brown Sugar/Bitch/Rocks Off/Gimme Shelter/Happy/Tumbling Dice/Love In Vain/Sweet Virginia/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/All Down The Line/Midnight Rambler/Band introduction/Bye Bye Johnny/Rip This Joint/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Street Fighting Man

June 27, 1975: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA (Rolling Stones’ Tour of the Americas ’75)
Honky Tonk Women/All Down The Line/If You Can’t Rock Me-Get Off Of My Cloud/Star Star/Gimme Shelter/Ain’t Too Proud To Beg/You Gotta Move/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Happy/Tumbling Dice/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Band introduction/ Heartbreaker/Fingerprint File/Cherry Oh Baby/Angie/Wild Horses/That’s Life/Outa Space/Brown Sugar/Midnight Rambler/Rip This Joint/Street Fighting Man/ Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Sympathy For The Devil
*With special guests Carlos Santana and The Steel Association on Sympathy For The Devil

June 27, 1982: Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, England (The Rolling Stones European Tour ’82)
Under My Thumb/When The Whip Comes Down/Let’s Spend The Night Together/Shattered/Neighbours/ Black Limousine/Just My Imagination/Twenty Flight Rock/Going To A Go Go/Chantilly Lace/Let Me Go/ Time Is On My Side/Beast Of Burden/Let It Bleed/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Band introduction/Little T & A/Tumbling Dice/She’s So Cold/Hang Fire/Miss You/ Honky Tonk Women/Brown Sugar/Start Me Up/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Satisfaction
Read: Forgotten History: Reliving The Rolling Stones’ 1982 Bristol Show

June 27, 1990: Fussballstadion St. Jakob, Basel, Switzerland (Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour)
Start Me Up/Sad Sad Sad/Harlem Shuffle/Tumbling Dice/Miss You/Almost Hear You Sigh/Ruby Tuesday/ Rock And A Hard Place/Mixed Emotions/Honky Tonk Women/Midnight Rambler/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Can’t Be Seen/Happy/Paint It Black/2000 Light Years From Home/ Sympathy For The Devil/Street Fighting Man/Gimme Shelter/Band introduction/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Brown Sugar/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Satisfaction

June 27, 2003: Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain (Licks Tour, European leg)

June 27, 2015: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Start Me Up/It’s Only Rock’n Roll/Tumbling Dice/Doom And Gloom/Beast Of Burden/Kansas City/ Bitch/ Wild Horses/Street Fighting Man/Honky Tonk Women/Band introduction/Before They Make Me Run/ Happy/Midnight Rambler/Miss You/Gimme Shelter/Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Sympathy For The Devil/Brown Sugar/You Can’t Always Get What You Want/Satisfaction
*With special guests Ed Sheeran on Beast Of Burden and the UMKC Chamber Choir on You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Read: When The Rolling Stones Took Arrowhead: Reliving the 2015 Kansas City Show

June 27, 2025: Release of the Clifton Chenier tribute single Zydeco Sont Pas Salés, featuring:
Side A: Zydeco Sont Pas Salés (original version by Clifton Chenier)
Side B: Zydeco Sont Pas Salés (The Rolling Stones featuring Steve Riley)
Later included in the A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco album, the track showcases Mick Jagger singing in Creole French, perfectly blended with the band’s trademark, gritty blues-rock guitar style, plus Steve Riley’s accordion and Ivan Neville’s vocals, among other guests.

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